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As is the key to any job, the preparation work is the key. Special
attention is given to train our chemical technicians in the area
of preparation.
1. The first task at hand is to ensure a the area is completely
clean.
2. After making sure that the area clean, we
apply a chemical etch to the area. This chemical etch makes the
surface more porous then the original finish. This will allow
the new finish to penetrate into the old surface and create an
outstanding bond. This is a very important and expensive step.
Other refinishers might tell you that their product does not
need a porous surface. This is not exactly true. They just don’t
want to spend the money or deal with the chemical etch to do
the job the right way. After 16 years in the industry, we can
tell you that it is necessary! It is necessary to ensure a long
lasting and durable bond for the Porcelite coatings. It is expensive
and we don’t
enjoy doing it, but it is the right way to do this job. You should
be sure that anyone who resurfaces your area chemically etches
it first.
3. We then use a “micro filler” to fill in any significant
chips or holes. The entire surface is then hand and machine sanded.
The surface is thoroughly cleaned and dried. We mask off around
the surrounding surfaces and all of the fixtures.
4. Next we mix the two part base coat and apply
it in three full coatings on the area. We are looking to get
three millimeters of thickness out of the three coatings. It
is this specially designed base coat that is one of the keys
to our process. This coating is more important even than the
colored top coating, as this is what holds the top coating to
the area to be refinished.
5. Lastly we mix one of the 100’s of
color resins we have available to use through our relationships
with color manufacturers such as Behr, Sherwin Williams, Bemis,
Ralph Lauren, Kohler and American Standard with a catalyst. A
chemical reaction takes place and the new finish begins to harden.
We have a short time to get this coating applied to the area.
The finish coat is then applied to the area using an HVLP application
system in four full coats. We are going for four millimeters,
for a total of seven millimeters of thickness in the coating.
Because the new finish is applied as a liquid, it flows on smooth
to making the area a beautiful, high gloss finish.
The result is a beautiful area that looks better and cleans
easier with out the mess, expense and hassle of replacement. |
